The Sniper Anthology by GILBERT ADRIAN ET AL
27.99 AUD
Category: Warfare
Revered by some as the ultimate warrior, and condemned by others as ruthless assassins, the combat sniper is more than just a crack shot. These are highly disciplined individuals, calm professionals skilled in marksmanship, reconnaissance and camouflage. During the Second World War these lethal fighters ...Show more
Anzac on the Western Front: The Personal Recollections of an Australian Infantryman from 1916 to 1918 by H. R. Williams
42.99 AUD
Category: Warfare
This is a graphic account of one soldiers service in the First World War an account that is based on a diary he maintained whilst on active service. It has been described by one senior officer as the best soldiers story I have yet read in Australia. H.R. Williams enlisted in 1915, joining A Company, 56t ...Show more
The Anatomy of a Spy - A History of Espionage and Betrayal by Michael Smith
27.99 AUD
Category: History
IN this compelling investigation, author Michael Smith explores the critical moment in a spy's life: that split-second decision to embrace a double life; to cheat and hide and hurt; to risk disgrace - even death - without any guarantee of being rewarded or even recognised. Each chapter centres on a numb ...Show more
Brick - A Social History by Carolyne Haynes
47.99 AUD
Category: History
Bricks - such small and seemingly uninteresting things - have helped to build the way we live as society has evolved, from the feudal system of early Britain right up to today. Originally very expensive, bricks were only used by those who could afford them. This gradually changed with the Great Fire of ...Show more
Barbarians at the Wall: The First Nomadic Empire and the Making of China by John Man
19.99 AUD
Category: History
'Man does for the reader that most difficult of tasks: he conjures up an ancient people in an alien landscape in such a way as to make them live.' Guardian____________________ The people of the first nomadic empire left no written records, but from 200 BC they dominated the heart of Asia for 400 years. ...Show more
The Phoney Victory - The World War II Delusion by Peter Hitchens
36.99 AUD
Category: Warfare
Was World War II really the `Good War'? In the years since the declaration of peace in 1945 many myths have sprung up around the conflict in the victorious nations. In this book, Peter Hitchens deconstructs the many fables which have become associated with the narrative of the `Good War'. Whilst not cri ...Show more
The Hidden History of Burma - Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century by Thant Myint-U
29.99 AUD
Category: History
Six years ago, Burma seemed to be in the midst of a miraculous transformation, from the darkest of dictatorships to a peaceful liberal democracy. Yet, today, it stands accused of ethnic cleansing and genocide and the international image of Aung San Suu Kyi appears tarnished beyond repair. Based on in-d ...Show more
History of Islam in 21 Women by Hossein Kamaly
29.99 AUD
Category: History
Beginning in seventh-century Mecca and Medina,A History of Islam in 21 Women takes us around the globe, through eleventh-century Yemen and Khorasan, and into sixteenth-century Spain, Istanbul and India. From there to nineteenth-century Persia and the African savannah, to twentieth-century Russia, Turkey ...Show more
Seapower States - Maritime Culture, Continental Empires and the Conflict That Made the Modern World by Andrew Lambert
34.99 AUD
Category: History
One of the most eminent historians of our age investigates the extraordinary success of five small maritime states Andrew Lambert, author of The Challenge: Britain Against America in the Naval War of 1812--winner of the prestigious Anderson Medal--turns his attention to Athens, Carthage, Venice, the Dut ...Show more
Arabs - A 3,000-Year History of Peoples, Tribes and Empires by Tim Mackintosh-Smith
26.95 AUD
Category: History
A riveting, comprehensive history of the Arab peoples and tribes that explores the role of language as a cultural touchstoneThis kaleidoscopic book covers almost 3,000 years of Arab history and shines a light on the footloose Arab peoples and tribes who conquered lands and disseminated their language an ...Show more
Guests of the Third Reich - The British Prisoner of War Experience in Germany 1939-1945 by Anthony Richards
22.99 AUD
Category: Warfare
More than 170,000 British prisoners of war were taken by German and Italian forces during World War II. Conditions were tough. Rations were meager. The days dragged and there was a constant battle against boredom. The men, but not officers, had to work, often at heavy labor. Guests of the Third Reich is ...Show more